Month: June 2017

Thursday is quickly becoming my favorite day of the week. And not because it’s payday either. Thursday is Book Chat day. This week Book Chat is all about your favorite self-help and inspirational books. To be honest, I don’t really read a lot of these kind of books. I mean, I’ve read a few. When

I am excited to share with you my favorite children’s books for Valentine’s Day. I love reading holiday themed books with the munchkins. My Big Man decided that Valentine’s were “yucky” and was appalled that he had to give Valentine’s to the girls in his class this year. Meanwhile my Big Girl is picking out

My heart hurts so bad when I think for the horrific events of last Friday. My munchkins are all in elementary school. I cannot fathom what their parents are going through. I cannot comprehend what would cause a person to do this. I don’t know if the “why’s” can ever be answered. That being said

I’ve read a lot of books this year. Some were short stories and some took me several days to finish. Some were good and some I couldn’t put down. And some I couldn’t believe that I was still reading that. Thankfully those last ones were few and far in between. I didn’t have a goal

Once upon a time almost six years ago I took my oldest trick or treating for the very first time. We were both pretty excited and had “everything” I thought. Costumes, lighted necklaces and candy bag. All went well until the candy bag ripped getting out of the car and trying to tape the whole

I searched high and low this year for a Halloween-themed wreath this year. I found lots of fall and plastic wreaths but not a simple, classic Halloween one. So I made my own. I started with these materials… -circle styrofoam wreath -4 different kinds of halloween fabric -lots of straight pins

I’m so excited to bring you A Crafter’s Dream Christmas Giveaway! This giveaway is hosted by My Merry Messy Life, Earning-My-Cape and Tutus & Tea Parties and has a Christmas, crafting, and supporting small business theme! Each blogger is offering her/his own giveaway worth $25 or more going on now through Sunday, November 4,

Halloween is one week from today and like most of you a lot of our preperations have already begun. Costmues? Check. Treat buckets? Check. Classroom treats? Check. Mom’s sanity…. let me get back to you on that. Here are a few tips to help you document your Halloween but hopefully not lose that sanity thing.

It’s almost the end of July. How can it seem that summer is dragging yet almost over at the same time? Our local schools do not begin until after Labor Day but I know many start very soon. We’ve just started getting our Back to School lists together and scoping out clothing sales. I’ve been

Can you stand one more complaint about the heat? It was so hot and humid this week that I didn’t take the kids to the local fair this year. The day all the kids activities were scheduled is was 102′ and I just couldn’t imagine being out the blazing sun and humidity diving in sawdust